“With the nicer weather upon us, a lot of people are going to leave windows open and that,” said Conn. “I would suggest you visit our website — we have something called ‘Break & Enter Smarts’ and it has a lot of educational tips for how to target-harden your property.”

Some of the suggestions from police include installing an alarm system, using optical viewers or “peep-holes” on your front door, putting guard plates on your doors, and improving the lighting around your property.